[Asfarastheeastisfromthewest...]

George W. Bush has been a rock-solid, honest leader throughout this set of events.

I agree but with the one exception being that I don't think that Brown had to be tossed under the bus. He was made into what ultimately will prove to be an unnecessary scapegoat.

[RedEyeJack]

I agree Brown was sacrificed. There were indications that he was in over his head with this one even though he had done well before. I think that the revelations about his resume made him fatally part of the problem as opposed to the solution (politically)